Headphone volume control malfunction

hello everyone I'm from the Philippines and I just want to know if there are guys out there whose having the same problem as i have with my ipod 3rd gen. shuffle, i bought my shuffle just last month and i use this with my daily walk and all of a sudden the volume went down and the volume control on the remote of the headphone is not responding. Can anyone also from the Philippines help me where can i go to have it repaired, replaced or what to do i really appreciate it thanks.

I'm on my third set of 3G Shuffle headphones, too. At first, I was leery of buying a product that relies completely on another cheaper component to operate. It's like when they stopped putting fast forward and rewind buttons on VCRs and universal remotes weren't $6 at Walgreens. Lose the remote and you're VCR is basically a "play only" item. And this is the same thing. Except Apple wants $30 if your lousy headphones break. The first time my Shuffle acted up, I thought the buttons had just broken inside the controller as it felt more spongy and less "clicky." Apple store swapped them. The second pair quit working after a week. I realized it must have something due to sweat in the controller because I run with the shuffle hanging upside down- so it would be next to impossible for moisture to get inside the jack. I've been running and working out with various iPods for years and sweat has never been an issue. Here's a fact: humans sweat. Shuffle is small to make it portable. So people can take it with them when they walk, run, exercise. But it's obvious Shuffle isn't designed for those things. I knew I was taking a risk buying a product that depended on a cheaper remote to operate. I just expected it to last longer than a month or two. And now it appears we're all stuck in an endless line at the genius bar. Hey Apple: just issue a recall on the 3G Shuffle so we can get our money back and move on to something else that actually works- you can afford it. Or just redesign the headphones and let us swap these for ones that don't fail when they come into contact with the human body. How bout it?

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